Petro Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Colombia | |
| 2022–present | |
 Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro on July 20, 2024 | |
| Date formed | 7 August 2022 (2022-08-07) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| President's history | 2022–present |
| Vice President | Francia Márquez |
| No. of ministers | 23 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority(coalition) (2022–2023) 110 / 187 (58%) Minority(coalition) (2023–2025) 82 / 187 (43%) Minority(coalition) (2025–present) 68 / 187 (33%) |
| Opposition parties | |
| History | |
| Election | 2022 Colombian presidential election |
| Legislature term | 9th Congress of Colombia |
| Advice and consent | Senate |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Iván Duque |
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Gustavo Petro assumed office asPresident of Colombia on August 7, 2022. The President has the power to nominate members of hisCabinet at his own discretion, in accordance with theConstitution of Colombia.
After the confirmation and ratification of the ruling coalition, along with the other Majority Parties inCongress, the presidents of the three respectiveConservative,Liberal andU parties met to obtain cabinet representation through one, two or three departments' executives. The creation of the Cabinet was part of thetransition of power after the2022 Colombian presidential elections.
As a result of the political alliance between Petro and the majority parties,Néstor Osuna,Minister of Justice and Law, andCatalina Velasco,Minister of Housing, City, and Territory, were confirmed as political representatives of the Liberal Party. This came after Petro's rejection of other candidates proposed by the party as in their opinion, they did not meet the requirements for the post. The Liberals considered withdrawing from the government, but a meeting between the two ministers with parliamentarians and party presidentCésar Gaviria consolidated support.[1]
TheMinister of TransportGuillermo Reyes is the representation in the cabinet of the Conservative Party, as confirmed by Reyes himself in several interviews.[2] For her part, theMinister of Information Technology and Communications,Sandra Urrutia, is the representation in the cabinet of the Party of the U, as confirmed by different media.[citation needed]
In addition to the 6 heads of executive departments and the 5 members attached to the Administrative Department of the presidency, there are eleven cabinet-level officials.
This page documents the confirmation process for cabinet candidates in theGustavo Petro administration. They are listed according to theorder of precedence of Colombia.[3][4][5][6][7]
On 4 May 2022, it was announced that leftist leader Gustavo Petro had defeated incumbent Anti-Corruption candidateRodolfo Hernandez in the 2022 presidential election. Gustavo Petro received 11,292,758 electoral votes compared to 10,04,656 electoral votes for Hernandez; more than 10 million was needed to win the presidency. He took office on 7 August 2022.
| President of Colombia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Gustavo Petro | April 16, 1960 (age65) |
| [8] |
On March 13, 2022, after the result of the primaries, in which Márquez came out with the second highest vote behind Gustavo Petro, she would be announced on March 23 as Gusavo Petro's running mate.
| President of Colombia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Francia Márquez | December 1, 1981 (age43) |
| [9][10][11] |
| Cabinet of President Gustavo Petro | ||||
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Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president Serving in an acting capacity (one at present) | ||||
| Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | |
| Vice President Announced 23 March 2022[12] Elected 19 June 2022 Assumed office 7 August 2022 | EnvironmentActivist Francia Márquez ofCauca | Minister of the Interior |  Counselor for the Regions of the Presidency Armando Benedetti ofCauca | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |  Economist Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio ofBogotá, D.C. | Minister of Finance and Public Credit |  President of the Bicentennial Group Germán Ávila ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Minister of Justice and Law |  Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature Néstor Osuna ofBogotá, D.C. | Minister of National Defence | _(Vel%25C3%25A1squez)_(cropped).jpg) Head of the International Commission Iván Velásquez ofAntioquia | |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |  Lawyer Jhenifer Mojica ofSantander | Minister of Health and Social Protection |  Mayorof Ibague Guillermo Jaramillo ofTolima | |
Minister of Labour |  Senator of Colombia Gloria Ramírez ofCaldas | Minister of Mines and Energy |  Electrical engineer andPhysicist Andrés Camacho ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |  Deputy Rector of the National University Germán Umaña ofBogotá, D.C. | Minister of National Education |  Deputy Minister of Higher Education Aurora Vergara ofCauca Valley | |
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development |  Councilor ofBogotá Susana Muhamad ofBogotá, D.C. | Minister of Housing, City and Territory |  Secretary of Habitat ofBogotá Catalina Velasco ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications |  Director of the DAPR Mauricio Lizcano ofAntioquia | Minister of Transport |  President of the ANI William Camargo ofBoyacá | |
Minister of Culture |  Literary man, writer, journalist and editor Juan David Correa ofBogotá, D.C. | Minister of Sports |  Degree in Physical Education Astrid Rodríguez ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation |  Academic andAnthropologist Yesenia Olaya ofNariño | Minister of Equality and Equity |  Environmental activist Francia Márquez ofCauca | |
Cabinet-level officials[edit] | ||||
| Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | Office Date announced / confirmed | Designee | |
Chief of Staff of the Presidency |  Laura Sarabia ofBogotá, D.C. | Director of the DAPR |  Carlos Ramón González ofSantander | |
Director of the DPN | .jpg) Jorge Iván González ofBogotá, D.C. | Director of the DAFP |  César Augusto Manrique ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Director of the DAPS |  Cielo Rusinque ofBogotá, D.C. | Director of the DNI |  Manuel Casanova ofBogotá, D.C. | |
Director of the DANE |  Piedad Urduola ofBogotá, D.C. | |||
The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for theColombian presidential line of succession).
He was presented on April 6, 2022, as head of the debate for the presidential candidate for theHistoric Pact, Gustavo Petro. Later he would be announced on June 20, as Minister of the Interior, assuming office on August 7, 2022.
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Alfonso Prada | June 10, 1963 (age62) |
| [28][18] |
Among the changes made in the cabinet, Velasco was announced as the replacement of Alfonso Prada asMinister of the Interior on April 26, 2023, in an official press release.[29][30]
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Luis Fernando Velasco | October 18, 1964 (age61) |
| [31][32] |
On July 3, 2024, Petro carried out his fourth change in the administration, announcing Juan Fernando Cristo as the new Minister of the Interior.[33][34]
| Minister of the Interior | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Juan Fernando Cristo | July 11, 1964 (age61) |
| [35][36] |
On July 25, 2022, Álvaro Leyva was announced as the newMinister of Foreign Affairs, who had previously served as a peace negotiator with insurgent groups.[37]
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Álvaro Leyva | August 26, 1942 (age83) |
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In January 2024 due to a three-month suspension imposed by theSupreme Court of Justice on the Álvaro Leyva as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murillo would serve as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.[38][39]
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
.jpg) | Luis Gilberto Murillo | January 1, 1967 (age58) |
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On January 21, 2025,Laura Sarabia was announced as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Laura Sarabia | March 20, 1994 (age31) |
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On July 25, 2022, the President-elect appointed several of his future Ministers, including José Antonio Ocampo, who had already served asMinister of Finance and Public Credit, during theadministration of Ernesto Samper.
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | José Antonio Ocampo | December 20, 1952 (age72) |
| [40] |
Among the changes made to the cabinet, Bonilla was announced as the replacement for José Antonio Ocampo asMinister of Finance and Public Credit on April 26, 2023, in an official press release.[41][42]
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
_(Cropped).jpg) | Ricardo Bonilla | February 21, 1950 (age75) |
| [43] |
Following the resignation ofRicardo Bonilla as Minister of Finance, Guevara was announced as his replacement, taking office on January 29, 2025.
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Diego Guevara | October 16, 1985 (age40) | [44][45][46] | |
On July 25, 2022, the President-elect appointedCecilia López, who had already served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, during the administration of Ernesto Samper.
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Cecilia López | April 18, 1943 (age82) |
| [18] |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
| Jhénifer Mojica | [47][48] | ||
| Minister of Health and Social Protection | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Carolina Corcho | April 13, 1983 (age42) |
| [49][50] |
| Minister of Health and Social Protection | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Guillermo Jaramillo | June 25, 1950 (age75) |
| [51] |
| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Sandra Urrutia | September 20, 1978 47) | [18] | |
| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Mauricio Lizcano | August 12, 1976 (age49) |
| [52] |
| Minister of Transport | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Guillermo Reyes | October 26, 1965 60 |
| [53] |
| Minister of Transport | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
| William Camargo |
| [54] | |
| Minister of Culture | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Patricia Ariza | January 27, 1946 (age79) | [55] | |
| Minister of Culture | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Background | Reference |
 | Jorge Ignacio Zorro | February 27, 1946 (age79) | [56] | |
Cabinet-level officials hold positions that are considered cabinet-level but are not heads of executive departments. The exact positions that are considered Cabinet-level vary with each president. In 2019 it was raised to seven positions at the cabinet level with the creation of theChief of Staff being the most important position at the cabinet level and the third most important at the Government level.
The Chief of Staff is traditionally the highest-ranking employee of theCasa de Nariño. The chief of staff's responsibilities are both management and advisory on the president's official affairs. The chief of staff is appointed by the President and serves at his discretion. The third member appointed to a cabinet or cabinet-level position announced by Petro was the chief of staff of the presidency, Laura Sarabia.[57] She resigned in June 2023, being nominatedCielo Rusinque, who would later fail to take office.[58]
| Chief of Staff | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
| Laura Sarabia | March 20, 1994 (age31) | August 7, 2022 – June 2, 2023 |
| [59] |
It is the second most important position at the cabinet level, being the director of the agency in charge of the office of the President founded in 1956.
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
| Mauricio Lizcano | August 12, 1976 (age49) | August 7, 2022 – May 1, 2023 |
| [61] |
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
| Carlos Ramón González | November 11, 1958 (age67) | April 26, 2022 – February 23, 2024 |
| [62] |
| General Director of DAPRE | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | Years | Background | Reference |
| Laura Sarabia | March 20, 1994 (age31) | August 7, 2022 – June 2, 2023 | [63] | |
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